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GAR FARE REGISTER.

No. 544,081. Patented Aug. 6, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

srEPHEN M. BALZER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF To WILLIAM H. HUMPHREY, OF NORFOLK, OONNEOTIOUT.

CAR-FARE REGISTER.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,081, dated August 6, 1895.

Application filed August 14, 1894:.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN M. BALZER, a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gar-Fare Registers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to the class of registers having number wheels or disks to register the individual fares paid and other wheels or disks for the permanent or total register of the fares paid; and the ob ject of my invention is to provide improved means to operate said wheels or disks, as well as to permit the trip-register wheels to be reset to zero when desired.

A further object of the invention is to cause the indicator that shows the trip or direction of travel to be reset or reversed. simultaneously with the resetting of the registering wheels or disks, at the same time so operating said trip-indicator that it cannot be manipulated to the advantage of a dishonest conductor or other'person.

The invention consists in the novel details of improvement and the combinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein Figure l is a partly-broken face view of a register embodying my improvements. Fig.2 isapartly-broken side elevation thereof, looking from the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a simi-- lar view looking from the right in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional face or plan view thereof with the top of the casing removed. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the operating-levers. Fig. 6 is a side view thereof, looking from the right in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side view, partly broken, showing the means for resetting the Fig. 8 is a crosssectional view thereof. Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-section taken through the registering-Wheels on a plane parallel to the shaft B, and Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail viewshowing the operating devices for the trip-indicator.

In the accompanying drawings, in which the same letters and numerals of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in the several views, the letter A indicates a suitable casing having suitable openingsa a a on Serial No. 520,245. (No model.)

has a rim 1) having depressions d to engage the teeth left between cut-away portions eof pinions f, loosely mounted on a shaft g, carried by suitable supports in the casing A, whereby as the units-Wheel makes one rotation the teeth on the rim h and the teeth on a pinion f will turn the tens-wheel, through the medium of gears f carried on the sides of said wheels, a space equal to the distance between two figures on said wheel, and so on, step by step, throughout the series of Wheels E. This arrangement of turning the wheel E is more fully shown in my United States Patent No. 489,703, dated January 10, 1893, to which reference is hereby made for a more detailed description of said parts; but other suitable means may be employed for moving one wheel by another to count or add on the registering-wheels.

' The units-wheel E is to be turned step by step, and for this purpose is provided with a hub or sleeve F, through which passes another sleeve G, that turns on the shaft B. (See Fig. 4.) Upon the sleeve F is loosely mounted a ratchet-wheel 11, having apertures h, corresponding in number and position to the teeth on the wheel H. The sleeve G has a rim or projection t' that carries a pin j, adapted to enter the holes h in the ratchet-wheel H. The pinj also passes through an aperture Z in a spoke or other part of the wheel or disk E, and also through an aperture m, in a guide disk or arm n, on the sleeve F. By this means when pinj is in an aperture h of the ratchetwheel H the turning of said ratchet-wheel will cause the wheel E to turn correspondingly.

When knob D is pushed in it will push sleeve G, and I thus withdraw pin j from the aperture in the ratchet-wheel, and thus disconnect the ratchet H and the units-wheel E, and permit the wheel E to be turned for resetting to zero.

The ratchet-wheel II is operated by means of a pawl I pivotally carried by an arm or lever J, secured on a shaft K, journaled in bearings in the case A. The shaft K is to be rocked to operate the arm or lever J, and may be connected by suitable operating devices with a pull-cord or otherwise, as desired. The shaft K is shown having a depending arm K that may be operated on by one or more bell-cranks L pivoted on the casing A, whose inwardlyprojecting arms L engage the lower end of arm K By using two bell-cranks pull-cords may be located on opposite sides of a car and each cord connected with a bell-crank.

The arm or lever J has an opening J (see Figs. 3 and 9,) in which the shank of knob D is adapted to enter to prevent the operation of said lever while the knob is pushed in to resetthe wheelsE. TheopeningJ inleverJis of sufficient size to receive the shank of knob D, (see Figs. 3 and 9,) so that when the latter is in said opening the lever J cannot be operated to turn the units-wheel E.

The wheels E may be turned for resetting as follows: On the shaft B is an arm M, having a spring-pressed pawl N to engage a tooth O on the units-wheel E. The pawl N and tooth O are normally out of line; but when the shaft is moved longitudinally inwardly said pawl and tooth will be brought into line at the same time that the pinj is withdrawn from the aperture h in the ratehet-wheel I-I, so that when the wheel E is free to turn to be reset the pawl N and the tooth 0 will be in position to turn said wheel by rotating the shaft 13 through the medium of knob D This turning of the units-wheel .E acts through pinionsfto bring all the wheels E to zero, the wheel E being turned backwardly to zero.

P are a series of permanent or total-registering wheels loosely mounted on a shaft Q, carried by easing A. The wheels P are provided with rims I), pinions, and gears similarly to wheels E and for the same purpose namely, of turning said wheels to register permanently the fares registered on the wheels E. Suitable gearing is shown between the ratchet-wheel H and the units-wheel P, said gearing comprising a spur wheel or pinion q, rigid with said ratchet-wheel, another spurwheel r, suitably hung in the casing A and meshing with the wheel q, and a wheel or pinion 5-, corresponding with wheel (1 and meshing with wheel 0'. The wheel 5 is connected with the units-wheel P, so as to turn said wheel P uniformly with the units-wheel E, by which means the wheels P will register all the fares registered on wheels E, regardless of the resetting of the wheels E.

Means are provided for retaining or holding the shaft B in the inward position while the Wheels E are being reset, as well as for reversing the tripindicator It simultaneously with the resetting of the wheels E. For this purpose the shaft 13 at the end opposite the knob I) carries a tapered projection or collar S, adapted to pass under a lover or arm T, pivotally carried in the casing A, (see Figs. 2 and 9,) said lover preferably having a recess t to receive said shaft, so that when the lever T is depressed by the lever U as the shaft B is pushed inward the collar S can abut against said lever to hold the shaft 1-; from longitudinal movement. In this inner position of the shaft 13 the knob D or its shank will be held in the recess J of lever J to prevent said lever J from being again operated until the wheels E have been reset to zero and the shaft 1) allowed longitudinal movement to carry it back to the normal position.

The lever T is normally held up by a spring u and is pressed down at the desired time by a bell-crank lever U, having one arm bearing against the end of shaft B and the other arm resting on lever T, so that when shaft 13 is moved toward lever U it will operate the latter to depress the lever T, and when the latter is released the spring U will raise the lever T, and thus, through the bellcranlc lever U pushing on shaft B, will return the shaft to its normal position.

To hold lever T depressed it is provided with a pin o, normally lying against one portion of a dog V, pivoted in the casing A, and pressed by a spring V into its normal position. This dog limits the upward movement of the lever T. The dog V also has a notch to, under which the pin 'e passes when the lever T is depressed by the longitudinal move ment of shaft B acting on bell-crank lever U, whereby the lever T is held down while the wheels E are being reset. The dog V also has a pin \V, that is adapted to be engaged by an arm X, connected with the hundreds-wheel E, (or the last wheel of the series E), so that when the wheels E have about been reset to zero the arm X will operate on the pin \V to move the dog V, so as to release the pin t from the notch 10, and thus allow the lever T to rise to operate the bell-crank U to return the shaft B to its normal position, and thus release the lever J. The lever T also carries a trip-indicator R, and the movement of lever T is utilized to turn said indicator.

The indicator R carries suitable words or signs to indicate the direction of travel of the car or conveyance. The indicator R may be in the form of a flat strip carried by a shaft Y,journaled on the lever T. The shaft Y carries an arm or bar 3 having pins 2, adapted to engage a dog 3, carried by a bar or support 4 within easing A. The dog 3 has a lip 5 to engage pins 2. A spring 6 normally presses the dog 3 toward the shaft Y, and a pin 7 on the support l limits the movement of said dog. A pin 2 normally lies on the lip 5 of the dog 3, as in Figs. 3 and 9, in which position the indicatorR will show through the opening a in casing A. The pins 2 also consecutively bear against a ledge 8 on support 4 as the shaft Y turns. Now when lever T is depressed a pin 2 will remain against the dog 3, thus causing. the arm y and indicator It to turn partly around. The spring 6 will next push the dog 3 forward against the pin 7 and carry said pin 2 against the ledge 8. lVhen the lever T next rises said pin 2 will travel against the ledge 8, and the opposite pin 2 will ride against the dog 3 and push it back, whereby said pin will ride up on the lip 5 of dog 3, so that the indicator R will be turned over, so as to present the other side to View.

The operation of the register is as follows: WVhen the lever T is in the normal position, the indicator R will lie parallel behind the opening a in the casing A. Then the shaft B is pressed in to reset the wheels E, as before explained, the lever T will be depressed and the pin 2 on the side toward the wheelE will swing down, the opposite pin 2 remaining on the lip 5. The indicator R will now be turned partly around and will present its edge to the opening a so that its word or sign cannot be seen. As the wheels E are turned to reset, the arm X-will push back the dog V to release the lever T. When the lever T now rises, the upper pin 2 will travel forward under the ledge 8 toward the wheel E, and the other pin 2 will ride alongthe side of dog 3, thus turning the indicator'R to show a word on the other side and allowing a pin 2 to push back the dog 3, so that said pin can ride up on the ledge 5 to hold the indicatorR from turning. The turning of the trip-indicator R will occur each time the wheels E are reset and simultaneously therewith, and the wheels E cannot be reset without turning the indicator R. Thus a conductor is compelled to reset the trip indicator with the resetting of the registering-wheels, and there is no way in which he can reset the registeringwheels without operating the trip-indicator. As soon as the shaft B is pushed in to reset wheels E the trip-indicatorR will turn partly around, and the conductor cannot reset said indicator without first resetting wheels E to zero.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a register, a registering wheel and a shaft therefor, combined with a ratchet and pawl, said ratchet having a series of holes, a sleeve on said shaft having a pin to enter said holes in said ratchet said sleeve being connected with said registering wheel, and means for operating said sleeve to cause the pin to release the ratchet, substantially as described.

2. In a register, a registering wheel and a shaft therefor, combined with a sleeve having a pin movable in a portion of said wheel, a

ratchet wheel having'apertures to receive said pin for turning said registering wheel, means for operating said pin to hold and release said ratchet wheel, and a pawl to operate said ratchet wheel, substantially as described.

3. In a register, the combination of a registering wheel, a longitudinally movable shaft carrying it, a pin carried by said shaft to turn said wheel, a ratchet wheel having holes to receive said pin, and a pawl to operate said ratchet wheel, whereby said shaft can be moved longitudinally to engage and disengage said pin from said ratchet wheel, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a longitudinally movableshaft and a pawl carried thereby, with a registering wheel mounted on said shaft, and a tooth or projection connected with said wheel for engagement with said pawl, whereby when said shaft is moved longitudinally said pawl can be brought into engagement with said tooth on said wheel, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a registering wheel, a ratchet wheel and means for operating said registering wheel by said ratchet wheel, a shaft for said wheels, a knob having a shank on said shaft, a lever and pawl to actuate said ratchet wheel, said lever having a recess to receive said shank when the shank is pushed in to prevent further movement of said lever, substantially as described.

- 6. Aregistering wheel carrying a tooth and a longitudinally movable shaft having a collar or projection S, and a pawl to engage said tooth combined with a lever to engage said collar or projection, a bell-crank lever to engage both said shaft and said lever, and a spring to operate the latter lever, substantially as described.

'7. The combination of a registering wheel having a tooth, a longitudinally movable shaft having a collar or projection S and a pawl to engage said tooth, a lever T having a recess t, a spring to actuate said lever, a bell-crank lever to engage both said shaftand the lever T, a dog to hold said lever T in two positions and means to operate said dog to return the lever T, substantially as described.

8. The combination of trip registering wheels, a longitudinally movable shaft carrying them, a lever T to hold said shaft when pressed outwardly, means for depressing said lever by the movement of said shaft, a dog for holding said lever, and means connected with one of said wheels to operate said dog to release said shaft, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a longitudinally movable shaft having a collar or projection, a lever T operating with said shaft, a projection on said lever, a dog having two portions to engage said projection, means to operate said dog to release said lever, a spring to actuate said lever and a bell-crank lever to operate on saidshaft and on said lever T, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a longitudinally I ver to operate on said shaft and on said lever movable shaft having a collar or projection, T, substantially as described. a registering Wheel carried by said shaft, an

arm connected with said wheel, a lever T, a S'IEPHEN M. BALZER. spring to operate it, a pin on said lever, a dog \Vitnesses: To engage said pin, said dog having a pin to T. F. BOURNE,

be engaged by said arm, and a bell-erank le- THEODORE BOURNE. 

